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I am going to have my browning ABolt 243 WSSM rebarreled and was wondering what twist rate to shoot the 110 Berger.

Barrel contour and brand recommendations would be appreciated.

I'd do a 8 twist.

What are you planning to use it for?

Since I like the 25 WSSM more than the 223 WSSM and 243 WSSM, my recommendation is to go 25 WSSM with a 1 in 9" ROT, stainless, from the vendor of your choice, in the contour of your choice.

Jeff

I went 1-8 on my 243AI. Pacnor 3 groove. 23". Now if it'll show up from the 'smith, I'll let you know how it shoots. I'm going to shoot the 105amax.

And, I had them dupe Remmy Mountain Rifle for contour..

I wouldn't spend the money on an A-Bolt anything..... Add a top flight barrel and you still are stuck with an A-bolt. Then, to rebarrel for a cartridge that will be obsolete about the time I finish typing here.... Why not trade it off toward a good gun in a better designed fast 6mm cartridge?

Being "obsolete" doesn't necessarily make a cartridge "bad", just not sufficiently popular with the general shooting public for the manufacturers to commit production space/time to it. Just because you or I don't like a particular cartridge doesn't mean that it isn't a perfect choice for another.

Jeff

I am sticking with the A Bolt. As far as it being obsolete, I reload I do not care. I would like to know what 260Remguy thoughts are in changing to the 25 WSSM.

I forgot to include that I will be using to shoot Texas Whitetail.

I got bored shooting the 260 and I got the itch for a 25 WSSM, so I bought a Winchester/USRA 70 Super Shadow at the local Scheel's and found it to be a nice rig. 1 thing led to another and before too long the 1 Super Shadow had become a herd of WSSMs.

Everybody knows that the 257 Roberts launching a 100 grain bullet at about 3200 fps is close to perfect for shooting medium game, so a 25 WSSM is just sort of an attempt to duplicate or improve upon the Roberts' performance. My excuse is that it was either a slow day or a bad batch of Grey Goose.

Jeff

I would go 1 in 8 for sure, a .243AI will launch 105's at 3300 plus, without the WSSM headaches.

R.

There is usually more than 1 way to get from here to there and if everybody took the same path, it would be too crowded. I like the 25 WSSM and even if many find it to be redundant, I don't mind redundancy, my rifle buying pattern is nothing if not redundant!

Jeff

It's your rifle, build what you like, for sure. Still like the 1 in 8 twist though!

R.